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Robert Totten
American television director and actor

Robert Totten

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American television director and actor
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Actor Television actor Screenwriter Film director Television director
Work field
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth
5 February 1937 People who share this birthday
Place of birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Star sign
AquariusAquarius People who share this birthday
Death
27 January 1995 People who died on this day
Place of death
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Age
58 years
Education
Eagle Rock High School
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Biography

Robert Charles Totten (February 5, 1937 – January 27, 1995) was an American television director, writer, and actor, best known for directing many Gunsmoke episodes between 1966 and 1971.

Career

In addition to directing, Totten also co-starred in Gunsmoke playing the role of Corley, opposite of Nehemiah Persoff, in the 1969 episode "The Mark of Cain," among other roles.

As director, writer, and actor, Totten is a member all three guilds; the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild.

Awards

Totten was nominated at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in Drama - Adaptation for his work on the 1973 television film, The Red Pony.

Death

Totten died at the age of 57 on January 27, 1995, from a heart attack at his home in Sherman Oaks, California.

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Director

Film

  • The Quick and the Dead (1963)
  • Death of a Gunfighter (credited as Alan Smithee) (1969)
  • The Wild Country (1970)
  • Pony Express Rider (1976)

Television

  • The Gallant Men (1962) - S1E13 "Advance and Be Recognized"
  • Hawaiian Eye (1962-1963)
    • "Lament for a Saturday Warrior" (S4E5)
    • "To See, Perchance to Dream" (S4E9)
    • "Two Too Many" (S4E16)
    • "The Long Way Home" (S4E19)
  • Temple Houston (1963)
    • "Letter of the Law" (S1E3)
    • "Gallows in Galilee" (S1E6)
    • "Jubilee" (S1E8)
    • "Seventy Times Seven" (S1E11)
  • The Virginian (1964) - "The Secret of Brynmar Hall" (S2E26)
  • Bonanza (1965)
    • "Dead and Gone" (S6E27)
    • "A Natural Wizard" (S7E13)
  • The Legend of Jesse James (1965-1966)
  • Daniel Boone (1966) - "The Gun" (S2E20)
  • Gunsmoke (1966–71)
    • "My Father's Guitar" (S11E21)
    • "My Father, My Son" (S11E30)
    • "Prime of Life" (S11E32)
    • "The Good People" (S12E5)
    • "The Wrong Man" (S12E7)
    • "The Newcomers" (S12E11)
    • "Saturday Night" (S12E16)
    • "Mail Drop" (S12E19)
    • "Mistaken Identity" (S12E26)
    • "Nitro!" (S12E28 & S12E29)
    • "The Wreckers" (S13E1)
    • "A Hat" (S13E6)
    • "Major Glory" (S13E8)
    • "Blood Money" (S13E19)
    • "Hill Girl" (S13E20)
    • "The First People" (S13E23)
    • "Waco" (S14E11)
    • "Stryker" (S15E2)
    • "A Matter of Honor" (S15E9)
    • "Stark" (S16E3)
    • "The Scavengers" (S16E10)
    • "Jenny" (S16E15)
    • "Murdoch" (S16E20)
    • "The Lost" (S17E1)
  • Iron Horse (1966) - "Cougar Man" (S1E7)
  • The Monroes (1966) - "War Arrow" (S1E9)
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1966)
    • The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves (S1E16 & S1E17)
    • Brother Love (S1E21)
  • Mission: Impossible (1968)
    • The Phoenix (S3E23)
    • Recovery (S3E25)
  • Dan August (1970) - "When the Shouting Dies" (S1E10)
  • Bearcats! (1971)
  • Kung Fu (1973)
    • "The Tong" (S2E7)
    • "The Hoots" (S2E10)
  • The Red Pony (1973)
  • Huckleberry Finn (1975)
  • The Fitzpatricks (1977) - "Say Goodbye to Buddy Bonkers" (S1E10)
  • The Sacketts (1979)
  • Enos (1981) - "House Cleaners" (S1E7)
  • Magnum, P.I. (1981) - "Double Jeopardy" (S2E19)
  • The Young Riders (1990) - "The Man Behind the Badge" (S1E21)

Writer

  • Gunsmoke (1968) - "Nowhere to Run" (S13E18)
  • The Red Pony (1973)

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969GunsmokeCorley"The Mark of Cain" (S14E19)
1969GunsmokeBen Miller"The Long Night" (S14E21)
1970Cutter's TrailThatcherTV movie
1970GunsmokeTully"Hackett" (S15E25)
1970GunsmokeAbner"Gentry's Law"
1971GunsmokeBlacksmith"Captain Sligo" (S16E16)
1971GunsmokeCleavus Lukens"Cleavus" (S16E21)
1972GunsmokeJosh Walker"Alias Festus Haggen"
1973GunsmokeEli Snider"Talbot"
1974Dirty SallyCave"My Fair Laddie"
1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides AgainBlainey
1983Simon & SimonMechanic Feltzer"The Secret of the Chrome Eagle"
1987Simon & SimonMan #1""Lost Lady
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https://variety.com/1995/scene/people-news/robert-totten-99124835/
https://books.google.com/books?id=eWVZAAAAMAAJ
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http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1973/outstanding-writing-achievement-in-drama-original
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https://isni.org/isni/0000000122826629
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